A social outcast, Betty was teased mercilessly by her fellow high school students. Discovering her power to create illusions, Betty quickly turned the tables on her tormentors, even driving one bully into a state of permanent dementia. She soon learned, however, that her actions would have dire consequences...

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Ren Metzger is confronted in the woods by Crash's friends from the football team, including the black-haired and brown-haired jocks. They jump on him and begin to beat him. Ren manages to free himself and escape from his attackers by running away from them. However, he ends up falling down a steep hill and is later admitted to a hospital. Betty, feeling terrible about what has happened, visits him there and explains that she feels it is her fault. After Betty uses her ability to temporarily look like Ren, Ren appears frightened and two nurses rush in. One nurse says to call Doctor Stevens and the other nurse exclaims that Ren's going into shock. Betty leaves the room crying and hears a nurse mention that they're losing him.